ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
Spend a chilly morning at one of these
sugarhouses, which sell everything from
deep-fried maple smothered cornballs to
eggs boiled in sap to an old-fashioned pint
of the sweet, brown nectar. Our favorites
are a little off the beaten track; for a
complete list of Vermont sugarers, visit
vermontmaple.org. Most are open
seasonally, so call ahead for hours of
operation.
Two Old Saps, 11 Spring Street, Bristol,
Vermont; 802-453-3081,
twooldsaps.com.
www.foleyfiore.com
Harlow’s Sugar House (above), 563
Bellows Falls Road, Putney, Vermont;
802-387-5852,
vermontsugar.com.
Gould’s Maple Sugarhouse, Route 2,
Shelburne, Massachusetts; 413-625-6170,
goulds-sugarhouse.com.
Morse House Maple Sugarworks, 1168
County Road, Montpelier, Vermont;
800-242-2740,
morsefarm.com.
Parker’s Maple Barn, 1316 Brookline
Road, Mason, New Hampshire; 603-878-
2308,
parkersmaplebarn.com.
Red Rock Valley Maple Farm, 160
Sugarhouse Lane, Starksboro, Vermont;
802-434-2858.
fires — though even they put the retail sugarhouses down on the roadside, complete with
parking lots.
Osha built a new sugarhouse last year.
When pressed to describe its architecture,
he says, “Oh, you know, just like ones you see
everywhere.” And so goes the organic, natural
non-evolution of the New England sugarhouse.
